West Virginia joins more than a dozen states that have pushed back their primaries in response to the pandemic.
West Virginia is the latest state to delay its primary because of the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Jim Justice announced that the May 12 primary is being pushed back to June 9.
"I want this to be the biggest turnout of all time," Justice said while announcing the change via web stream."Because all of us should treasure the opportunity and the privilege to vote, and I want us to have that opportunity, and by moving this it will give us a lot better chance to do so." Justice said the goal is to allow in-person voting, and suggested he's particularly concerned about voting access for seniors during the pandemic.
"For our seniors that have had the opportunity to be able to come and to vote...I'm very, very hopeful by extending this, they'll have the opportunity to do just that," Justice said.
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